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RES:- LUTION May 1, 1961
BY: Mr. Semann
IN RE: LEGISLATIVE PR%.... iee -eALS OF .;UPERVISL,RS INTER-COUNTY CLiMtv'ATTEE
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the Supervisors Inter-County Committee has submitted the following
two legislative proposals:
1. The Committee recommends that the State shall match direct welfare
on a 50/50 basis including medical facility and/or 1 mill on State
Equalized Valuation whichever is greater, to the individual county,
and then the State shall take over the direct relief load.
2. Because of the increased need for public safety and general community
welfare services, higher edJcation, and menial health care : the
Committee feels that adcitionai funds should be made available to
meet these increased ne,cis and suggest that presently existing taxes
which are to lapse on June 30, 1963 be continued temporarily with
the understanding that taxes so collected be allocated with 1 O for
higher education, 3 for mental health and I,/:) to the county of
origin subject to distribution by the board of supervisors in accordance
with a formula setting minimum assurances to the various groups of
v txr mental units
and
WHEREAS, these proposals were considered at a meeting of the Legislative Committee
of the Board of Supervisors on April 28, 1961, and
WHEREAS,. the Board of Supervisors on January 10 4. 1961, by the adoption of
Miscellaneous Resolution 3743 stated the policy of Oakland County relative to amendment
to Welfare .Laws as follows:
'C)akland County does not approve an amendment to the Welfare
Laws which would reduce t le present Limitation on costs to be paid
by a district for general relief from I -Ir._ mills to I mill hereby
being the declared policy of ..eakland County that the 50/50 matching
formula provides the most equitable distribution of cost., between the
County and the State"
and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Committee has carefully considered the proposal of
the inter-County Committee to ,eoetinue the presently existing taxes which are to lapse
on June 30, and
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WHEREAS, the Committee feels that the greatest need is for additional funds for
higher education and for construction of mental health facilities in the State;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RE3CWVED as follows:
1. That the policy of Oakland County relative to amendments to the Welfare Laws
as established and set forth in Miscellaneous Resolution 3743 and quoted above be reaffirmed.
2. That if the Legislature continues the presently existing taxes which are to
lapse on June 30, 1961, that they be continued with the understanding that taxes so_
collected be allocated 1/2 for higher education and 1/2 for construction of mental
health facilities.
3. That the County Clerk be instructed to forward a certified copy of this
resolution to the Supervisors Inter-County Committee.
MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the Legislative Committee, I move the adoption
of the foregoing resolution.
LEGIS LATI VE C.)MMITTEE
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Moved by Semann supported by Ingraham the resolution he
adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Levinson supported by Yockey the resolution be
amended that the recommendation of the Supervisors Inter-County
Committee not be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion
carried.
Vote on adoption of resolution as amended:
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution,
as amended, was adopted.